The sun rises behind the scaffolding clad Washington Monument in Washington. The National Park Service has announced the decorative lighting will be turned off as work crews begin removing the scaffolding from the monument damaged in an earthquake. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

A tourist is reflected in a puddle as he jumps for a photo on a rainy and cloudy autumn day near the Reichstag building which hosts Germany’s parliament Bundestag in Berlin, Germany. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

A masked dancer performs a traditional dance in a parade to celebrate New Year of the ethnic Newaris in Katmandu, Nepal. Members of the Newar community celebrated their New Year’s Day by praying for longevity and performing rituals to purify and empower the soul for the coming year. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Qudrat, 18, right, poses for a photograph as he works at a charcoal shop on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan. As winter approaches, wood and charcoal are getting expensive among other necessities for Afghans. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Boston Red Sox player Shane Victorino is shaved for One Fund Boston, the Boston Marathon charity for bombing victims, during a shave-off in Boston. The Red Sox players’ beards became a symbol of their solidarity as they went from worst in the AL East last year to first this year by winning the team’s third World Series title in a decade. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Boston Red Sox baseball player David Ortiz stands with his hand in his pocket as he speaks to media after a charity event for One Fund Boston, the Boston Marathon charity for bombing victims, in Boston, Monday, Nov. 4, 2013. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

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A masked dancer performs a traditional dance in a parade to celebrate New Year of the ethnic Newaris in Katmandu, Nepal. Members of the Newar community celebrated their New Year’s Day by praying for longevity and performing rituals to purify and empower the soul for the coming year. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS